Palaic

//pəˈleɪ.ɪk// adj, name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    an Anatolian language spoken in the northwest of present mainland Turkey wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Palaic language or its speakers. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An extinct Indo-European language belonging to Anatolian branch, attested in cuneiform tablets in Bronze Age Hattusa.

Etymology

From Pala (“a region in Anatolia northwest of Hattusa”) + -ic.

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